South Africa vs Western Asia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

South Africa
490,643 t
in 2024
Western Asia
1.08 million t
in 2024
South Africa rank
17th
Western Asia rank
17th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • Western Asia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 1.08 million t against 490,643 t in South Africa, a difference of 588,427 t.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 17th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 205,424 t 128,765 t 76,659 t South Africa
1970s 357,212 t 464,261 t 107,049 t Western Asia
1980s 386,878 t 834,344 t 447,466 t Western Asia
1990s 248,668 t 1.08 million t 828,160 t Western Asia
2000s 199,784 t 894,035 t 694,251 t Western Asia
2010s 248,830 t 827,122 t 578,291 t Western Asia
2020s 433,867 t 1.04 million t 602,124 t Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, South Africa or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 1.08 million t against 490,643 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between South Africa and Western Asia?
588,427 t, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Western Asia rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 17th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,655 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.